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John Shumake is an authority on American whiskey. He focuses on superlative hospitality, and the enthusiastic promotion and responsible consumption of America’s native spirit - bourbon.
John was the bourbon steward in the exclusive Turf Club at the legendary Churchill Downs racetrack, working closely with then-bourbon ambassador, Monica Wolf.
He is a Louisville native, and a U.S. Army Reserve veteran with degrees from Georgetown University and Johns Hopkins University.